Brian Reece

Brian Reece (24 July 1913 – 12 April 1962) was an English actor.

[1] Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he starred as the eponymous policeman in the BBC radio series PC49.

On stage, he appeared in Bless The Bride (1947), Bet Your Life (1952) with Julie Wilson and Arthur Askey.

[2][3][1] He appeared twice as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs, first on 24 July 1953.

[5] In 1955 he appeared at Aldwych Theatre in the farce Man Alive!

Pew cushion in St Anne's Church, Kew dedicated to Brian Reece, showing the distinctive helmet he wore when playing PC 49. The dates are incorrect.